America’s system for handling classified documents is broken, say lawmakers and former officials
Posted on AllSides January 25th, 2023
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The U.S. government’s system for labeling and tracking classified documents appears to be broken, with potentially serious consequences for the country’s national security, lawmakers, former officials and scholars said Tuesday.
News that classified documents were found at the private home of former Vice President Mike Pence marks the latest in a series of revelations involving both the Trump and Obama administrations, raising questions about how the government labels material as secret and how it manages those documents, including after a president leaves office.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers said there was a “systemic failure” if both the Obama and Trump administrations...